The chart of accounts of LR Company includes the following selected accounts.
In July the following selected transactions were completed. All purchases and sales were on account. The cost of all merchandise sold was 70% of the sales price.
| July 1 | Purchased merchandise from Eby Company $8,000. |
| 2 | Received freight bill from Shaw Shipping on Eby purchase $400 |
| 3 | Made sales to Fort Company $1,300 and to Hefner Bros. $1,500. |
| 5 | Purchased merchandise from Getz Company $3,200. |
| 8 | Received Credit on merchandise returned to Getz Company $300. |
| 13 | Purchased store supplies from Dayne Supply $720. |
| 15 | Purchased merchandise from Eby Company $3,600 and from Bosco Company $4,300. |
| 16 | Made sales to Aybar Company $3,450 and to Hefner Bros. $1,870. |
| 18 | Received bill for advertising from Welton Advertisements $600. |
| 21 | Sales were made for Fort Company $310 and to Duncan Company $2,800. |
| 22 | Granted allowance to Fort Company for merchandise damaged in shipment $40. |
| 24 | Purchased merchandise from Getz Company $3,000. |
| 26 | Purchased equipment from Dayne Supply $900. |
| 28 | Received freight bill from Shaw Shipping on Getz purchased of July 24, $380. |
| 30 | Sales were made to Aybar Company $5,600. |
Instructions
- Journalize the transactions above in a purchased journal, a sales journal, and a general journal. The purchases journal should have the following column headings: Date, Account Credited (Debited), Ref., Accounts Payable Cr., Inventory Dr., and Other Accounts Dr.
- Post to both the general and subsidiary ledger accounts. (Assume that all accounts have zero beginning balances.)
- Prove the agreement of the control and subsidiary accounts.
Solution
a.
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b.
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(General Ledger)
(General Ledger)
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Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger
Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger
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Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger
Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger
c.
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Proof of Agreement (Accounts Receivable)
Proof of Agreement (Accounts Receivable)
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Proof of Agreement (Accounts Payable)
Proof of Agreement (Accounts Payable)
